I Purchased a Refurbished Nintendo 64 from DKOldies... WTF?
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- In today's video I unboxed my very first order I ever purchased from DKOldies. Unfortunately I received a defective item that does not appear to be as advertised. I do not have any issues with DKOldies.... What do you guys think?
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The fact that this isn't even the first broken N64 they've shipped to a UA-camr this week is insane
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Right!!
This week? There whole business is just a walking contradiction at this point.
who was the other UA-camr?
@@aesthe3002 Retro Gaming Guy. He originally made a video defending DKOldies citing his experience trading in games and consoles to them, then he decided to buy an N64 to showcase his experience with them. They shipped him a completely broken N64 that he had to return lmao
Don't worry about the warranty sticker. They can't legally reject your request for a refund just for opening it. If they did refuse, just do a charge back with your bank and complain that they scammed you, because they did.
This is true, warranty void if removed stickers are now illegal in the US
@@hellman4710 while that may be true, as far as I'm concerned a refund policy is not legally enforceable so they could say no refund for any reason and move on
Now of course you'd have to do a charge back and they'd then have to tank you or the bank to court, but a law is only as strong as the enforcement
That’s not a warranty sticker, it’s just their sticker to show that the console was inspected and working. Kinda like a proof of purchase for them.
Thaty law only covers New items. REfurbished do not have the same protection. It also does not cover things wiith non factory warranty or extended warranties.
@@Bobmcjoepants I believe you are correct. What’s one to do if they just flat out deny you a refund? Hopefully he paid with a credit card or PayPal. That way he may be able to reverse the charges. But even that isn’t guaranteed.
Come on dude… Don’t give them any excuses. This is totally on them and you deserve to be upset.
he really is isnt he? must be joes friend.
@@TheInfectiousCadaver Dude says “I’m a fan” and “I have nothing bad to say about them”, but proceeds to upload a video about their deceptive business practices. Doesn’t make sense.
@@nickparisi2762 he says hes a big fan but never ordered til today
@@nickparisi2762 Doubt he's a fan any more 😂😂😂😂
If they got time to put that sticker on they got time to plug it in before shipping it out especially if it’s “refurbished”
This is the only dude on the internet defending them and they burned him. Incredible.
And the cuck is STILL defending them
How
@@nestorsalvador9236 wdym how? dude said he was all for dko and that he was a fan of them for their market practice of buying resale retro consoles, refurbing then selling them to people searching for the consoles therefore keeping the retro game market alive for a bit longer.
but he never purchased from them until now and he was hoping to get a console that worked, but they sent him on that didnt work. and didnt show signs of refurbishment and proper cleaning...
@@anfbiagentwhosaheroforfun6018 that's funny. Simping for them just to get burned. Love it
It was quite the emotional roller coaster.
"Since you picked to review your order, we're throwing in a broken N64"
Hilarious my guy...
It's hilarious because this isn't even the first video where DKOldies has shipped a broken N64 to someone
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They put the warranty sticker over one of the screws to deter you from opening it and finding that it’s not refurbished.
It illegal to have a warranty sticker
@@princenoreally wouldnt say its illegal to have a warranty sticker, but to place it directly on the console and keep customers from checking if their decade(s) old console is actually working and tested from a site that claims it, then that is clearly scummy and possibly illegal. If it were simply placed on a separate box or tied to an account (like what gamestop does) then thats not as much of an issue.
Edit: i did some more research and having a “void if removed” warranty sticker is illegal.
But he still could've sent it back before opening it for a refund. But he chose to educate us so I'm not complaining.
Bingo
@@bradybevibing-8003 it's illegal to try to stop someone from opening their own console, new or used
This man legitimately went though every stage of denial from 1:00 to 17:10
Yet even after getting decked by DK Oldies, he says he might’ve been doing something wrong, no bro you didn’t 🤦🏻♂️
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LET HIM COPE ✋
Lol he really did
The only thing he did wrong is thinking they were trustworthy lmao
It's unbelievable how many people are unwilling to see that DKO are swindlers, even when the evidence is right there in front of them
DKOldies needs to be sued ASAP to stop all this nonsense. Everyone who bought ANYTHING from DKOldies needs to be reimbursed their full amount!
Do you not know the process of litigation?
Idiots keep buying from them.
I totally agree 100% everyone that bought something from DKOldies needs to get together and form a class action lawsuit and then watch these motherfuc*er’s try and sell their stuff like they have been for a while 😂
I'm enjoying the DKOldies bashing just as much as anyone, but let's not allow the moment to make us unreasonable
Yes because every customer who bought something from DKOldies received faulty merchandise! 🙄
I have never seen an N64 that doesn't work, let alone one that was sold for $100. This site is a shambles.
Seriously. I got my N64 from my Dad 17 years ago, never even cleaned it and it works like a charm. (I should probably clean it).
Cartridge based systems still going strong 💪
Funny enough I think retrogamer got an n64 that wasn't working either. He couldn't believe it. Luckily he got his refund
I refurbish a ton of N64s, (actually refurbish, not whatever DKOldies does) changing all the capacitors on the PCB and power supply, as well as fully disassembling the cartridge port from the PCB and cleaning underneath it, as well as resoldering all high stress joints, controller ports to the PCB and power and ground solder points. I've only come across one N64 that didn't work, and it ended up being a dead expansion pack (Pretty rare itself). Once I got another pack, it fired right up. It's amazing that the one he got won't even turn on. LOL!
I have n64s (got from garage sales), one of them doesnt work at all and the other probably works 1/20 boots. Regardless though, this should never be WILLINGLY sold, let alone at such a ridiculous margin...
The warranty void thing is illegal. All that DKOldies sticker does is tell you that they havent done shit to anything.
So that means what they were doing is false advertising with their warranty?
@@ElectroBlastLuigi correct
DKOldies just keeps on burning themselves, this is nuts man
Man the retro market from buying games at ridiculously high prices to resellers like DK is sucking the fun directly out of gaming 😮💨
@IenjoiHopps If you just want to play games that's exactly what you should do. Collecting the real carts is cool too, but you're not supporting the game companies or anything by buying them, so you shouldn't feel bad about alternative ways to play.
Definitely collect physical if that's what you're into though.
Don't worry, I'm sure they've been graded A++ by Wata games. All above board here!
(Look up video game grading scandal, or watch Karl Jobst if you don't get the reference)
@@anonamatron I like to approach it with a healthy mix. I'll play emulated versions of a lot of retro games but I like to collect the physical games where I can. Sometimes the emulated playthrough leads to the physical buy like when I tried Parasite Eve.
Generally speaking though, especially nowadays, it's just better, easier and *CHEAPER* to emulate because companies do such a bad job of porting classics.
@@Kloqdq I like pirating things, in general. Games, movies, music..
This lets me use them on my own terms. My player, my time, etc...
It's less about money and more about who gets to control things. I don't think I'd ever buy a collection of emulated games. What I got for free online is surely better anyway.
I buy games and other media too, and like you have bought the real thing after pirating it.
Honestly, as stupid as their prices are, I don't see them inflating the market. If you look at eBay, then at their website, there is a massive difference. And with all the bad press they've been getting the last month, I don't see if inflating any game prices
They never refurbished the console they just put a warranty sticker on the console to give you the illusion of it being opened and refurbished
Could you imagine buying that for a friend or a brother around the holidays, everyone gathered around the TV, breaking out the old games ready to play. And then nothing happens, broken console
I hear you but why buy an N64 in that scenario when you could go virtual. Also, you get what you pay for. 🤷♂️
@elkellenhabla no you don't because you payed for a console being sold as REFURBISHED AND IN WORKING CONDITION that was neither refurbished nor works.
Quit making excuses
@@YS420X lol it’s a saying buddy. $100 for a console that is almost 30 years old is pretty cheap. Obviously he should be refunded but if he wants something that works properly he might have to pay more. It’s possible the device worked before it was shipped and something happened in transit. Also maybe the unit works with different games (other than the Mario 64 he owns). Lastly maybe all that blowing in the cartridge ruined the console. Why does he do that?
@@elkellenhabla You don't know anything about the law, pipe your mouth shut and accept you are wrong.
This DKOldies Shop is an outright scam, they charge crazy prices for stuff you can get in working condition for far less money.
It can't have broken in transport because if you have seen how it is made you would know that all parts are hard mounted or hard linked, soldered joints, screws, no glue.
They didn't refurbish anything, and they didn't test it, all they possibly did was clean the outside, although I'm suspicious that they even do that on all the products that they sell seeing as they lie about everything else.
And if you knew anything about dust build up you would understand why he is blowing the cartridge, it's an old trick from two decades ago that isn't really as effective as people think, but, it can sometimes get the cartridge to work.
Don't bother trying to make excuses for this scumcompany they don't deserve any respect for the illegal business practices they are doing.
@@longnamedude3947 lol I will share my opinion whenever and wherever I like. ✌️ It’s a 20 year old used console. Who knows what the previous owner put it though. So no, it is not impossible that the device was damaged in shipping. And I also never said DKOldies couldn’t have sent a junk device. You sound like a child.
Warranty void stickers are non enforceable under the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act they shouldn’t give you much of a run around on that
Only on new items. Extended or warranties after the fact are not covered by the act.
@@thepoliticalstartrek Source? It doesn’t really specify whether or not the product has to be new to fall under the law.
@@thepoliticalstartrek that is absolutely not true. the 1975 act covers any an all warranties, including warranties provided for after market sales by a seller. Basically, if a seller offers a warranty, they cannot void said warranty if a sticker seal is broken or the product is simply opened.
@@fuzzbawls6698 It only covers manufacturers and not warranties by resellers. So by default if DKO did not make it then it is not covered under that act.
@@teamofone1219 It states manufacturers so that is only new products. Unless DKO made the product the act does not cover it. It is right in the law.
One funny possibility is that the guy in charge of cleaning consoles has been half assing his job and lying to the bosses about it with no oversight. 😂
Probably looked at it, eh it's an n64 it has a low failure rate lemme just clean the outside. Alright that's good
He clocked in but never showed
@@breathstealer5486 Isn't just the N64 lol
All their cleaning department does is clean the outside with a toothbrush and magic eraser.
they only show such an in depth cleaning for a video. What really goes on is different.
They didn't bother to even open it up. All they did slap that dumb sticker on it and mail out to you. It's unbelievable!!
The N64 I am using is one that I found when going through an abandoned house that a friend bought. It had been sitting in a garage that was been exposed to the elements. Point of the story…. It wasn’t this dirty and it works great.
That’s a cool story
Wether it works or not (it should obviously) $98 is a horrendous price for a console only N64, especially when I paid £40 a couple of years ago for a full system and 3 games 😅
There’s one on eBay right now with all the cables, the controller, and 6 games for $108. Definitely a lot better than this $98 console only.
Don’t forget, it was also a ‘cosmetically damaged’ console only n64. The console is still supposed to function too. It makes the price even more unjustified and scammy
They also ruin the plastics with magic eraser...
LMFAO yep. In their recent attempt to prove how they refurbish their item's. They show a employee using a magic eraser to clean a console and they mention how great it cleans stuff , Without damaging the console. 🤦♂️ Anyone who has even a little experience with Magic erasers or with cleaning console's. Knows that magic eraser's will scuff up your console's for it's basically a sandpaper sponge.
@@thisshouldbeentertaining3386 that was a once and a lifetime refurbish for them for sure 🤣🤣 I don't even refurb consoles and I was cringed they do a good act though
@@NewLifeFromTheWayofTruth Oh I'm sure 90% of the stuff doesn't get refurbished. Maybe a light cleaning on the outside at best. For in their cleaning videos they show their employees doing a half assed job. They will do a quick wipe down where we watch them miss more then they clean. They'll poke a Qtip into a controller port and wiggle it around for 2 second's and call it good.🤦♂️
@@thisshouldbeentertaining3386 🤣 I guarantee you he was like quick we need to set up a cleaning station ASAP
I haven’t purchased anything from DK Oldies and never will. Watching this video, along with many others, has cemented in my mind how they operate as a business. It would be a different story if they owned up to all the allegations and made it right with every customer. But we have yet to see that.
In fact they've doubled down and called some of those people liars
@@Willowposting and they are starting to block and remove comments of complaints its stupid
@@Viper-jr4sp they opened a Wii on camera and you could still see the hair and dust inside when they closed it. Left a comment saying that and it's gone now. They're ruthless
How could it be refurbished without opening it
100 bucks is not discounted, it's a ripoff. I just purchased an n64 with 10 games, oem controller, and oem cables. With shipping 115.00 from eBay.
Don't blow into the cartridges, that causes corrosion. To clean a cartridge, you need to buy an eraser and mildly work off the surface of the pins on the cartridge and use alcohol to remove the eraser shavings.
Majority of the fans and people who defend them never even bought from them
RE: the warranty.
Theres a video called " DK Oldies CAN'T Void Your Warranty! Full Details On ILLEGAL Void If Removed Stickers "
Might give you some info about that.
From experience with buying from them I don't think they void the warranty if you open up the console because I bought a gc from them last year that wasn't working and I took it apart to see why put it back together and got my refund which makes me think it's on their just to say it's been quality tested
Just shop at your local stores. I’ve found that the refurbishment or repair process is always superior to larger online companies like this. DK clearly isn’t some small operation. The warehouse videos indicate that they buy up large amounts of consoles and products for spare change and sell em at a 300% markup.
And then they call something "rare" despite showing on camera a box full of said rare system or game.
These kinds of people are killing retro gaming
After sanding them down and defacing them....
I'll never understand why people are so adamant about buying their retro games and systems from an online site rather than in person at their local stores. You can't see if the item you are buying is a piece of junk or not, and you end up paying more due to shipping, and still have to wait for the items to arrive. If it is rare and hard to find item, then that makes sense, but for something like an N64, those are super common and every store would have like 10 at any given time, and they actually work.
@@KFXG not easy to find local retro stores near me
Yeah this guy does the exact same thing. Just watched a video on his channel of him paying $300 for retro games and reselling it for over $1200.
This guy is part of the problem
Goddam they should at least replace the expansion Pak cover with one of similar colour to the console.
That would’ve killed me every time i looked at the system if this one were mine. So lazy.
@@chadwolf3840 I bought some replacements from eBay for 2$ each. They are same colour as the console body. Wtf is wrong with dk
@@RedFaceeee some people want the original cover.
Just a heads up, never blow on a cartridge. You’re essentially covering the copper pins with spit particles. While this may work in the short term, it can definitely damage your game in the long term. I’d recommend q-tips with 90% isopropyl alcohol.
Update: Look, guys, I understand that your games still work. That's great to hear!
However, the objective truth is that you are essentially spitting on your game's copper pins.
I have heard about it but I'm doing it with my N64 games for 20 years and they still work 😅
Not to mention that simple dust on the contacts that can be blown off isn't really the issue in the first place.
Been blowing on cartridges since the 80’s, still works. The damage done by blowing on it, it’s a myth.
Oh shut up. Is the fbi going to show up if I cut the tag on my pillow too?
It’s tradition, pop. F spit particles.
I got shafted buying a GameCube along with controllers and games for $300, no disc read and overheating
Tried to refund or replace, eventually they stopped responding to my emails
This is why I’ll never order from them💯. They need to be sued big time for lying to consumers and up charging people with false advertising.
I got one from goodwill for $30 came with an expansion pack, much cleaner and in working condition. DKOldies is a no go for me.
I shop Goodwill too. I find Wiis and 360s for $10-$20 all the time. I found a 3ds XL for $5 and a Kronos Jasper 2 360 for $10 both working. DK Oldies is trash.
@@patrickmurphy9470 online or actually in store?
@@gmorel7332 In store. GW online is expensive for whatever reason.
@@patrickmurphy9470 cuz of bidding going crazy but yea where I live they hardly put game systems out almost all of them go online tbh
@@patrickmurphy9470 Man, I never see anything video game related in store besides 5 dollar Wii Play's and Sports games.
Looks like it was soaking in a wet garage or storage area. No N64 would normally have that corrosion
Dkoldies is no good
They would be better if they actually refurbished everything instead of only the systems that need a repair
DKOldies ‘we do refurbish our consoles’ 🤡
@@indy5280 And stop using magic eraser
@@NewLifeFromTheWayofTruth yep. Guess why a friend of mine had to shell swap his ds lite
I read this comment with Sonic voice lol
Dude those were bugs in there with that grime. DK is pitting themselves out of business. Thanks for the videos as I was going to buy somethings feom them.
“It could be an error on my part.”
“It could be the TV not working.”
Oh buddy…
Forgive me if I'm wrong...but aren't we getting to the point of being able to sue them for blatant false advertising at this point with all of the documented footage we have by now?
That's what I'm thinking. I mean the Logan Paul think is looking like it's gonna go ahead. This is much simpler and much more blatant.
I've noticed something as an outsider with this and the Amico debacle, and that is that mounting complaints and evidence of negligence and/or wrongdoing can accumulate over time, and absolutely fuck all seems to happen about it. Doesn't the US have a trades description act? A department of trade and industry? Consumer protection act?
They could say that this isnt the product they sent or that the buyer put the dust there blah blah blah. I hope DKOldies dies out but we all know that nothing will happen.
Those warranty void if removed stickers are BS anyway. Check the laws on those. FTC ruled that those are illegal back in 2018.
Bro was trying so hard to defend them but their actions make it impossible. Glad more UA-camrs are exposing them
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Yup, he can be a lawyer as a defendant to defend DKOldies from their scams.. Or he can be a lawyer to support the lawsuit that all customers claims that they got victimized by DKOLdies.
They call all their consoles "refurbished", including the ones that are never opened and cleaned.
And they said they are humans, so one or more not working consoles may slip by.
What a trash response from them tbh.
Considering their high prices, they should do quality check for each consoles before shipping them up.
That dust came from a long time of use, not from sitting on a shelf in their warehouse for a couple months.
How tf can you be a fan of dkoldies but have never bought anything from them before 😂
It's all for views at this point dude.
I was wondering the same. Don’t support those frauds.
Because they make videos? Entertaining videos with millions of views.
Can be a fan of their videos but not be a customer you know
@@Blackhomeking12 oh thank you for the info!
I'm convinced that they're buying too many collections at once and just selling them as quickly as possible to keep up with their sales now cause they claim 2 day shipping it's very risky to do that but ultimately it's their reputation on the line and they're doing it to themselves! I think they're in over their head, too much to do and not enough time to do it.
Lucky subscriber you won kindly reach out 🎁☝️
I think this is the case. This is basically what happens when the CEO/owner is greedy. He's the one that sets the prices and policies.
They are spending too much time on marketing to get as many collections sold to them at rock bottom prices as possible, when in reality they should be hiring more staff to increase their quality and volume (without raising prices). They basically compensated for being overburdened by paying less for collections (creating elss work and increasing margins on the stuff they do get), charging more for items (lowering sales and creating more margin), and lowering quality. It's pure greed. It would only be excusable if they advertised less.
@@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli I think we are right on this point!
100% agree with you. You'd think with all the orders they could hire some more staff to clean consoles?
@@nandos3000 that requires more money, they probably have enough people but just can't keep up because they're not applying themselves to do the work.
The Nintendo NES had the Zero Insertion Force cartridge slot and that's why people blow into the cartridge for good luck like when rolling dice at the craps table in the casino.
However, the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear, and Nintendo 64 all had some amount of Insertion force needed to get the pins to connect like a PCIe expansion card in a computer motherboard.
Blowing isn't needed.
DKScammies!
This console looks like it was sold to DK Oldies without the company knowing it wasn't working. DK Oldies sold it without properly looking at it, slapped that warranty sticker on it, and shipped it as is. It looked like it was sitting in someone's basement, got wet from the basement flooding, and the original owner sold all of their old consoles to DK Oldies to cover some of the cost to repair their basement. Hopefully (if my theory is correct) whoever bought the rest of the pieces of that console or any of the games that were sold with it will be able to get their money back.
Another youtuber had the exact same story about a N64 he got from DKOldies, the console was dirty and also didn't work whatsoever! In this regard, yes they are a scam, they list on their website that every console gets "refurbished" which is clearly NOT the case! And if they "refurbish" a console, they do half a job, because they don't even bother taking the heatsinks off and replace decades old thermal paste that is as dry as the desert! What a shame!
I thought it was the prices
Does DKOldies list anywhere on their site exactly what "refurbishing" entails? If not, then they can claim that they do it. They may feel that "refurbishing" the system doesn't include opening the system just to clean it or replacing any heat sink compound.
@@keithjackson1180 that’s no fucking excuse refurbished MEANS it’s refurbished if I’m buying your product from your goddamn website that shit better be licked fucking clean from the outside to the damn inside and the parts that were broken or didn’t work better be replaced.
@@keithjackson1180 It is written on their website beneath every console they sell and i quote "This Nintendo 64 system and all its games and accessories are fully refurbished and cleaned. Our systems are in great condition and free from most cosmetic flaws. They are all tested and guaranteed to work and backed by our 1 year 100% guarantee return policy". Now, what do you understand by "fully refurbished and cleaned"? I read that they open up the console and CLEAN it and do any repairs that are necessary to ensure the console is in fully working order, and for the extreme high prices they ask, they better be cleaned and refurbished, right? A yard sale console most times are in better condition as those from DKOldies (ps3 video by Jacob R as a reference). I am not talking out of my behind, i just did some reading on the DKOldies, it is their words i quoted and used, not mine!
@@Abcdelectronics Not really, they are overpriced, but overpricing something isn't considered a scam, but if i told you that i cleaned your car, changed the oil and gave you 4 new tires for which you have paid, and you get your car back and you can tell that i did jack sh1t, that is considered a scam, because i blew smoke up your arse . . .
It does't even matter if you paid $20 for that console when the product DOESN'T EVEN WORK. This seems like an absolute scam. Good job continuing to put the pressure on them. It's a bit alarming that so many people getting the consoles are not even able to get them to turn on. Maybe a class action suit or investigation incoming? :p
So happy you didn’t tear it down first. Much better than the other video.
Always fun to know that you can order a refurbished console from DKOldies and potentially get the free gift of a cockroach infestation.
and since your order got picked to be filmed, I'm throwing in this N64 we found behind a dumpster!
Quality job DKOldies. Exceeded my expectations.
You had expectations 😂
@@thebadpython2814 I was being satirical.
Hey bro. Came from Rich's channel to check you out. I subscribe to you brother. Ty for giving us a legit review.
"I don't have a problem with them, I have never bought anything from them though" too funny.
Dude, that's corrosion on that heat sink. That thing's been WET! There's no chance they opened that thing up!
Sorry your system didn't work. I hope they are going to work with you on a refund. Please let us know how it turns out. Condition is important to me and I think their prices are way too high to gamble on whatever system they decide to throw in your box.
They should refund him I managed to get a refund after buying a broken gc I'll never buy another console from them again unless it's a newer console that isn't overpriced
Are you working together with them
Also your are right.The minute I heard you open the console I could tell the screws were seazed. Definitely never opened. But also. If you clean the board pins that would probably fix the problem. I love ceaning consoles and that usually a good clean will solve the problem.
"I dont care about the cracks or dirt because i got it at a discounted price"
""discounted""
This is the 10th video I’ve seen this week about UA-camrs reviewing and opening consoles they ordered from this place. Moral of the story: DO NOT ORDER FOM DKOLDIES.
I'm surprised people still keep giving them a chance even with all the videos that are out there today about them. We already know that they don't check the consoles and when they have. They've removed screws like on the NES systems.
What is scaring me is how did this get pass “testing” to sale. This is a BIG DEAL if they aren’t fully testing console before selling. Makes me furious cuz they’re so “Prideful” about testing their products before sales. Extremely upset & unacceptable.
Since your order got picked we decided to not clean it!
I bought a Nintendo brand SNES controller from them and I got it and it was filthy. I had to take it apart and scrub it down. I always considered buying a gamecube or n64 from them because they state refurbished but I was always hesitant. Your video helped seal the deal on my opinion of DKoldies. You would think they would at least test the system before sending it. They are just a big company pushing out inventory so they can make money. Quality assurance does not seem to be a top priority for them. If im spending 200$ or more for a refurbished n64 with controllers I want it actually cleaned and refurbished. Thank you for the video!
Just curious to see if the N64 will boot up if you clean the pins on the jumper pak (or if their jumper pak is bad?) I've bought one 2nd hand where that was the case.
3:03 “as you can see just the console only”
As it’s out of focus lol
I was considering getting an N64 before Christmas to play some classics with my kids from DK oldies. I passed and got one from goodwillfinds for 20 bucks. It was marked as untested and sold as is. It powered right on. I find it funny that a place selling these at a premium can’t even get it right. You’re better off heading to marketplace or your local game shop.
RTU sent me to you. Great videos. Earned my subscription. Keep on truckin'!
This man really said that give you reasonable price for your stuff when actually they don't
I can understand why there's some corrosion (or rust, idk the correct term) on the things like the cartridge slots. That's all understandable. But the caked dust is definitely unbelievable!
First thing that jumped out to me is that the DKOldies console did NOT have a Jumper Pak. The N64 cannot boot without either a jumper or an expansion pak in the compartment. I bet you anything that the people going over the consoles at DKO have no idea about this and just sending them out like this. If you take the jumper pak out of your garage sale N64 or get an expansion pak and put it in your DKO N64, it will work then. I would still return the console back to them though.
I feel like they don’t even have warranty and just use the sticker as a cover up so you don’t see what they don’t refurbish
Man, that sucks... I wouldn't mind paying premium if the quality of their stuff was on point 😕
Keep us updated, with a repost on refund/replacement
And I almost bought a console from them, thank god I didn’t make that mistake months ago.
When the console was first opened up, my eyes could only see the amount of corrosion on the medal parts. They look oxidized. It appears to me that this console was exposed to moisture. Either someone spilled liquid on it or maybe it was left out in a damp environment. Seeing the corrosion on the inside makes me not surprised that the console doesn't work.
3:54 he turned into moistcritikal
13:43 You can see that they just used a cheap electric blower to blow the dust further inside through the vents on the sides. This is worse than not even cleaning it at all. It doesn't remove dirt, it just packs it in tighter and closer to critical components.
“Let’s get our box opening knife.”
Precedes to use a machete to open it haha…I love it!
You're better off sending that console to Odd Tinkering to PROPERLY refurbish that N64. They get content and you get a working, CLEANED console.
You got hosed, sorry for being ripped off. They really don't care they just want money
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When cutting a box open cut the sides of the tape first, so you can lift the top up, then cut the length of the box. This keeps the blade away from the contents as you cut the length.
I feel like people who say this is a good company and it's worth scamming people out of money while over inflating old worn out stuff those people sit on the couch and play N64 at 2:00am while they wait for their wife to get back from her date with the guy next door.
I’m gonna sound like a jerk for saying this. I hope DKOldies eventually shuts down. Not to attack the honest workers who use their job to put food on the table, but the fact that a business and practice scalping activities in everyone’s face, lie to everyone who buys from them… and get away with it? Ridiculous
It always warms my heart when someone learns not to simp for companies. Proud of you!
Retro Gaming Guy had the same exact issue with the N64 he bought from DKOldies. It wasn't just you!
Could be a memory expansion issue, maybe changing that will fix it. Had a similar issue in the past.
shopat double jump video games and you'll get better quality, better service, and the the same warranty for less money. plus they actually clean and thoroughly test the console and if there's any issues, they won't sell it in store
Even when people try to stick up for them, they end up just getting burned in the process. Actually hilarious at this point.
Nah fr there business is a fucking joke
Under the 1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, the Feds mandated that you can open your electronics without voiding the warranty, regardless of what the language of your warranty says.
Let's be honest...
The warranty sticker does 2 things
1. It detours the buyer from opening it so they can't see what has/HASNT been done/cleaned
2. It's a measure to scare you of losing your warranty/refund
That's it...
It really isn’t. I’ve never bought from dk but I’ve repaired a bunch of PSPs and sold them off eBay. Selling 20 year old consoles that have been used for god knows how long is a tough business. Things can break real easily. At the end of the day, if you’re the seller you want to make sure what you’ve sold them works, and if it begins to not work you want to know it hasn’t been tampered with.
In this case, they sent him a messed up device. If you leave the sticker, it’s indisputable that it’s on DK. And you get that for a year, which is a pretty good deal all things considered. If it wasn’t like that, it would be very easy for someone like myself to buy a PSP, take their working motherboard and swap it with a broken one and claim it never worked.
I get that DK might be a scummy company, but it’s at the point where people will take use anything they can find as ammo, even if it doesn’t even make sense.
@@ThisIsSrsBsnsMan Part swapping scams are indeed an issue, no argument there, which is why mfgs/refurbs are well within their rights to mark individual components (in non-descript ways that only they will recognize) so they can quickly know if a part has been swapped by the end user, and use THAT to deny warranty service. That is totally fine, and while it is a bit more work on the seller's part to individually mark each component, it is the legal way to go about preventing/deterring part swapping "scams" in a way that the seller can prove that user tampering has occurred.
The warranty labels themselves, however (the type that say "void if removed"), legally cannot be grounds alone for voiding any warranty, especially the ones that are external and only indicate that the product has been opened. The DK Oldies stickers, while it being mentioned in the video as saying "void if removed", I personally couldn't see that text, only "DK Oldies" and a faint "warranty" (the inclusion of the word "warranty" on the sticker, no matter how faint, is dubious and misleading, intentionally so). Sure, use a sticker as a means to quickly determine if the product has been opened, and if it has, then the burden of ensuring no part swapping has taken place lies on the seller inspecting each individual component that they have (hopefully) marked in a unique way.
I've had mine since 1996, it's been through a roach infestation, sitting unused for 15 years, 5 of the 15 in a damp closet, and 3 of thee 15 in the trunk of a broken down car and it still looks better than that.
Bro, this is the first video I have ever watched from your channel and I have to tell you that you are a good guy!! Giving DKOldies the benefit of the doubt is beyond being kind. We all know what type of ship they are running over there and honesty is not their forte. Bless you for having a kind and decent heart!!
Judging by how sticky that "rust" looked and the area around it, it honestly looks like a sugary drink was spilled on it.
There is no jumper Pak in it. Which it needs to get a picture on the TV if you're not using the expansion Pak. Hope that helps.
😂 did you catch the part where he removed it???
May or may not have direct effect on why the console does not function, but whatever the case it must have been stored in a extremely high humidity environment for a long period of time, if not directly in contact with some sort of liquid. If what I see is correct, that aluminum heat sink has actually corroded and pitted, something that aluminum usually does not do unless it is constantly exposed to moisture for long periods of time, so yikes. It definitely was not opened up and inspected, that’s for sure.
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The fact that they have the audacity to put a warranty sticker on their consoles
Stop blowing in your games!
The main reason it won't work is because that memory bay on the top at the front was empty. It is supposed to have a memory pack in it. It needs it to run any game. A year or so after it was released they brought out what they called the expansion pack which made it possible to run the more demanding games. Which you removed the original memory pack in that slot and replace it for the expansion pack. If either are removed it won't work.
He doesn't take out the dummy pack until he takes it apart. When he's testing it, it's still in the console.
"I am a fan of them altough I have bought nothing of them"
Sounds about right....
Love it. All the resellers after dkoldies lol